The
Inter@ctive Pager, introduced in 1996 by
Research In Motion (RIM), allowed users to receive and send messages over the internet via a
wireless data network known as
Mobitex. The US Operator of Mobitex,
RAM Mobile Data operated the network and introduced the Inter@ctive Pager service as RAMfirst Interactive Paging(sm). The product was named the 1997 Top Product by Wireless for the Corporate User Magazine. The Inter@ctive Pager was also known as the
RIM-900.